Podcaster's 'Unpopular Opinion' Was Actually The Most Popular Opinion, Gets Dragged
'Pineapple belongs on pizza' is not a hot take, it's a menu item at Pizza Hut.
Mark McBasic declared 'unpopular opinion: pineapple belongs on pizza' to 2 million listeners. The internet response: 'that's not unpopular, that's just a topping.' Mark doubled down: 'fine, unpopular opinion: water is wet.' The comments have not stopped. Mark is now 'taking a break from hot takes' and pivoting to 'literally just reading the news.' His ratings have dropped. The pineapple pizza discourse has ended. Finally.